New study shows the benefits of eating fish greatly outweigh the risks
...s of omega-3 fatty acids for brain development and minimize the potential risk of mercury, the investigators' findings agreed with the recommendations of the Environmental Protection Agency and Food and Drug Administration that women of childbearing age, nursing mothers and young children should eat up to two...Three-dimensional, miniature endoscope opens new diagnostic possibilities
...tient settings, reduce anesthesia requirements and minimize tissue damage," Tearney adds. "The device's size and flexibility should allow safer navigation through such delicate structures as the salivary ducts, the fallopian tubes and the pancreatic duct. Fetal and pediatric procedures may also benefit from t...Global warming and your health
... Planning for these threats and taking measures to minimize impacts is happening much too slowly, she said. "These measures don't necessarily require a lot of money and we already have the new technology," she said. "I'm a preventive medicine physician, and I use that training and way of thinking with respe...Mayo Clinic researchers recommend embryo transfer delay for at-risk women
...w Orleans on Tuesday, Oct. 24. "We take steps to minimize ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome as an issue," says Charles Coddington, M.D., Mayo Clinic reproductive endocrinologist and senior study researcher. "If we feel that there's a good chance a woman would get this syndrome, then we would recommend compl...The Journal of Clinical Pharmacology looks at effects of smoking cessation drug, varenicline
...king cessation drugs, such as varenicline, to help minimize cravings and other withdrawal symptoms. Since elderly patients may handle medications differently than their younger counterparts, it's important to study a medicine's reactions in elderly people before recommendations are made regarding its use in t...ICON issues survey of nanotechnology practices
...velopment and global adoption of best practices to minimize exposure and hazard from engineered nanomaterials. "This report highlights some key obstacles to the responsible and successful development of nanotechnology," said Tracy Godfrey, a project analyst with Environmental Defense. "While a majority of c...Columbia scientists present research findings at AHA Scientific Sessions
...ative management strategies that improve outcomes, minimize suffering, and/or reduce expenditures. REPAIRING DAMAGE FROM HEART FAILURE USING STEM CELLS Fiona See, Ph.D., postdoctoral research fellow in the laboratory of Dr. Silviu Itescu, M.B., B.S., will present two groundbreaking abstracts on repairing ...Consumers neutral on risks, benefits of nano
...s, in a timely, thorough and transparent way, will minimize the likelihood of a polarized public debate that turns on rumor and supposition."...SCAI issues recommendations to prevent kidney damage after imaging procedures
...all of the published literature addressing ways to minimize the risk of CIN. Among the Societys key recommendations are the following: Do the right tests to properly assess a patients kidney function. -- In most cases, physicians can get an accurate measure of how well a patients kidneys are working by...Key to avoiding whiplash injury may lie in head restraint positioning
...sure the head restraint is correctly positioned to minimize injuries," Dr. Stemper suggests. His work is published in the journal Accident Analysis and Prevention and data from the report has been submitted to the U.S. Department of Transportation for possible use in determining safety rules for car manufac...IEEE-USA launches critical infrastructure protection committee
...ents would reduce disruption to people's lives and minimize economic impact....The future of federally funded food programs -- Can they also fight obesity?
...trient density, in order to maximize nutrients but minimize calories. "Choosing nutrient-dense foods is challenging for everyone, but it can be especially difficult for families on a budget. However, despite the fact that many people believe that healthful diets cost more money, research has shown that there ...ACS News Service Weekly PressPac -- January 3, 2007
...mple rule for choosing the composition of glass to minimize the stress optic response. The rule predicted the existence of previously unknown optic glasses. The researchers then synthesized a variety of alternatives to lead-based glass, producing a new family of lead-free, zero-stress glasses with optical p...Scripps research combination therapy obliterates new vessel growth in tumors and retinopathy
... use of lower doses of angiostatic therapies could minimize potential adverse side effects. "The point of the study was to show proof-of-concept that targeting multiple angiogenic pathways will be more effective than inhibiting single ones due to potential compensatory upregulation," Friedlander said. "As mo...SCAI issues clinical alert on drug-eluting stents and late thrombosis
...gists with practical advice on how to evaluate and minimize the risk of late stent thrombosis. Its recommendations include the following: Prior to any stent implantation, patients should meet accepted criteria for coronary intervention as described in guidelines jointly published by the ACC, AHA, and SCAI....New amfAR research grants aim to advance understanding and prevention of rectal HIV transmission
...d unflinching look at how HIV is spread and how to minimize the risks. This new research should help us to further untangle this riddle." Sexual transmission accounts for the majority of HIV infections both in the United States and around the world, but how much of that transmission is due to anal intercou...Study finds differences between blood pressure medicines and newly-diagnosed diabetes
... only including studies that used randomization to minimize and balance differences between those assigned to different antihypertensive drugs, and by using a novel technique that can attribute risk both between agents that have been directly compared, and those that compare the results indirectly, we can see...Model language unveiled to help clinical researchers disclose financial conflicts
...ptions for appropriate disclosure, and ultimately, minimize potential risks to research subjects."...Inadequate communication reduces benefits of mammogram screening for black women
...al and social dynamics that should be addressed to minimize racial disparities in mammography screening benefit," Jones added. ...Athlete's 'rituals' important for overcoming performance anxiety
...ell planned and practiced performance routines can minimize these errors. Dallas Cowboys football player Tony Romo certainly knows about this concept. He was supposed to hold the ball for the kicker, after the snap, for a game-winning field goal in a recent playoff game, an action he has performed hundreds of...